dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
for this very reason; that is exactly why
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to move forward; to move on
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
head of the student council; president of the student council
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
is that so?; I see; right; oh
evening meal; dinner; supper
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to go out and away; to leave
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)